Google’s YouTube continues to dominate the world of online video, and Hollywood film studios are beginning to sit up and take notice. Despite competition from upstarts like Hulu.com, YouTube’s enormous popularity (the site recorded over 81 million visits in the month of September) is making it a very attractive partner for the studios. Read the rest

When ESPN was founded during the 1970’s, there were many people that predicted it would not last. The country wasn’t ready for, and the market didn’t demand, a twenty four hour sports network. Those people were proven wrong long ago as ESPN has grown from a little known television station that was available on the relatively new cable television medium, to be a name that is synonymous with sports. From their broadcasts of live sporting events to the incredible amount of fame and following that their nightly SportsCenter programs have garnered, ESPN has truly become one of the most popular networks on television. That being said, here are five thing you may not know about ESPN. Read the rest

Last week Google reached an agreement with a consortium of book publishers which is being described as the biggest publishing deal in history. Already flush with cash from their massive online advertising division and a plethora of other ventures, Google has now set its sights on the publishing industry, seeking to create digital e-book versions of hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books which are no longer in print. Read the rest

Since it burst on the scene in the United States in 2000, Survivor has been one of the more popular television shows on the air. The show has also been largely credited with starting the popularity and emphasis on reality television. Two of the most popular things about Survivor are the fact that viewers can identify with the real people that are featured as the stars of the show, and that many people tune in just to see the incredible shooting locations that are chosen for each season. Many of the “regular people” chosen to be on the show have gone on to modest levels of fame outside of the series. While it may indeed be one of the most popular television shows of all time, while it may be a show that everyone thinks they know everything about, here are 5 things you may not know about the reality television show Survivor. Read the rest

Regis Philbin broke into national television during the early 1960’s and hasn’t left the scene at any time since then. Whether on local morning programs, his nationally syndicated talk show, or primetime game shows, Philbin has proven his remarkable staying power. Because of his witty gift of gab, Regis Philbin is also a frequent guest on a large number of other talk shows including The View, Late Show with David Letterman, and more. There is a great deal of information, professional and personal alike, that is known about one of the most prolific television stars ever, but here are five things you may not know about Regis Philbin. Read the rest

When it comes to cable news, CNN wasn’t only the first channel to come along, some say that it is the best. Regardless of how people feel about CNN, it is tough not to impact the network’s impact on television and the news industry. Though initially many thought that the network wouldn’t succeed, there have come to be many other entries into the cable news market since including MSNBC and FOXNews. CNN found it’s way into the national eye when the Persian Gulf War broke out in 1991 and the network was the only news channel that had reporters inside Baghdad, thus being the only network to offer live reports from the scene of the war. There is a great deal known about the original cable news channel, but here are five things that you may not know about CNN. Read the rest

There are few American political figures who are more polarizing than Hillary Clinton. As the first lady of the United States during her husband Bill Clinton’s presidency, she became the focus of groups that both respected and admired her, as well as groups that despised her and saw her as an example of what was wrong with America. Hillary Clinton is an extremely knowledgeable woman who excelled early in life as a college student and then a lawyer. She then became known mostly as the first lady of Arkansas and then the first lady of the United States. Much is known about this figure in American politics, but here are five things you may not know about Hillary Clinton. Read the rest

Mitt Romney has quite a family pedigree to be pround of and he has also accomplished a great deal himself. The first time that most people in the United States probably heard his name was when he was named the president and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah. He turned around an organization that was losing money and found a way to be profitable in the end. Earlier in his life he had been a very successful businessman in the Boston, Massachusetts area and had also made an unsuccessful run for the senate seat held by Ted Kennedy. His father, George Romney, had been the Governor of Michigan years ago and Mitt Romney followed in his footsteps when he was elected the Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Much is known about this American success story, but here are five things you may not know about Mitt Romney. Read the rest

When George W. Bush was first seen as a candidate for the United States presidency, many people including some of his opponents underestimated him and thought of him as little more than a candidate trying to make it based on the name of his father. His father George H.W. Bush had been a lifelong politician who held a number of positions including Director of the CIA, Vice-President of the United States under Republican Ronald Reagan, and eventually the President of the United States. George W. Bush was a two-term Governor of the state of Texas and would in 2000 defeat former Vice-President Al Gore to become President himself. He would then go on to defeat Democrat John Kerry in 2004 and proceed to serve his second term as President of the United States. Much is known about this polarizing figure in politics, but here are five things you may not know about George W. Bush. Read the rest

Who would have ever known that you could make money from taking photos of your own interest? Yes taking stock photos not only can be a means of pursuing one’s creativity and eye for art but also a means of making income. What an attractive combination! Here are a few tips how you can get started on it right away. Read the rest